Drought in Thurston, Nebraska

Severe (D2) drought conditions were present across Thurston County at the beginning of the month. However, severe drought coverage was reduced to zero early in the month, and the coverage of moderate (D1) drought shrank from around 45 percent at the beginning of the month down to zero, leaving the county in abnormally dry (D0) status.

Severe (D2) to extreme (D3) drought conditions continued across portions of eastern Nebraska through the month of April. However, there was some slight improvement through the month with only small departures from average precipitation in many locations.